Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
76,608,040 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 76,607,769 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
76,607,769 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 76,608,040 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 919,296,480 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 919,293,225 KWD per year, or 76,607,769 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 489995792
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 427207929
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 827364744
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 763017086
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 717053884
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 621445555
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 597543224
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 597544084
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 597546944
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 570732035
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 560774122
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 551585624
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 542381697
41.0%
11
China
KWD 505621784
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 495443047
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 487233033
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 479226650
47.9%
15
India
KWD 105850598
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 813652086
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 666490120
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 617081240
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 613632441
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 597544192
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 597542710
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 594326920
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 563071513
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 560756049
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 558352286
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 551585374
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 524430653
43.0%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
KWD 919292062
0.0%
1
Kuwait
KWD 919293225
0.0%
2
Bahrain
KWD 910100775
1.0%
3
United Arab Emirates
KWD 873331656
5.0%
4
Qatar
KWD 873331656
5.0%
5
Oman
KWD 845752762
8.0%
6
Egypt
KWD 689472445
25.0%
7
Lebanon
KWD 0
25.0%
8
Turkey
KWD 535407522
41.8%
9
Israel
KWD 459655754
50.0%
10
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.